Spartanburg, S.C. - November 30, - A touring production
of Hair closed a five-night run here Nov. 23, after cancellation of all
its advertising by local morning and afternoon dalies. Two cast members
were left behind in police custody on narcotics charges with their bonds
set at a total of $35,000.

Police didn't interfere with performances of the rock
musical, despite the press attack and the advertising blackout. Shortly
after the final show, however, city and county narcotics agents raided
a motel and arrested Kenneth J. Ortega, 21, of Palo Alto, Calif., and Gregg
Daniel Nagasawa, 18, of Sacramento on charges of violating the state's
narcotics laws. The other members of the Hair company left Spartanburg
the next day for dates in Atlanta and Joacksonville. Ortega and Nagasawa
pleaded not guilty.

Under South Carolina law, the charges must be disposed
of in Spartanburg County General Sessions (circuit criminal) Court which
does not convene here until January. The County Jury has not acted
on the charges.

The jointly-owned Spartanburg Herald and Journal launched
their attack a few hours after the first performance. There had been
no protests by clergymen of Spartanburg's numerous churches. Police
said the press attacks and advertising blackout and the raid and arrests
were not related.

Hair, which preceeded its stand in Spartanburg with extensive
advertising, managed to make print with only one spread before the boom
was lowered by Herald-Journal Publisher Fred Moffitt. The morning
after the show opened to a capacity crowd in 3,000-plus seats Spartanburg
Memorial Auditorium, The Herald published a Page One editorial announcement
that the show did not meet the paper's standards and would no longer be
accepted.

Earlythis year both papers barred inclusion of illustartions
in all X-rated film advertisments and shortly thereafter banned publication
of all porno pix advertising.

Moffitt followed up the day after publishing the ban notice
with a personally signed two-column editorial page, captioned, "Hair, A
Bore of Obscenity."

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